Watermelon Salad With Balsamic Vinaigrette Food

GRILLED WATERMELON SALAD

Steps:

• Stand the watermelon half cut side down on a cutting board and slice away the rind, leaving a solid block of melon. Turn the block on its side and cut it into 8 squares, roughly 3 by 3 inches and 1-inch thick.
• Pour the vinegar into a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Cook until reduced to a thick syrup consistency. Set aside.
• Heat a nonstick grill pan over medium-high heat. Drizzle just enough olive oil over watermelon slices to thinly coat and place on hot grill pan. Grill each side about 2 minutes until grill marks appear; transfer to a plate and season with salt.
• To assemble the salads, put about 1/4 cup of baby arugula on a serving plate, followed by a grilled slice of watermelon in the center, and top with a tablespoon of crumbled cheese and another 1/4 cup arugula. Add another watermelon slice and another tablespoon of cheese. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Finish each salad with a very light drizzle of olive oil and balsamic syrup. Dust with black pepper and serve immediately.

WATERMELON SALAD WITH BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Divide the chopped watermelon, onion, mint leaves, and Feta cheese on 4 large salad plates.
• In a 1-cup measuring cup with a spout, whisk together the balsamic, olive oil, mustard, honey and garlic. Add the salt and pepper and taste to check the seasoning. Add additional honey if desired or more vinegar.
• Pass the dressing at the table and drizzle on the salads just before serving. Enjoy!

WATERMELON WITH BALSAMIC AND FETA

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, whisk together the balsamic vinegar and sugar. Cook over medium heat until reduced by half and syrupy, about 4 minutes.
• Stack 2 pieces of watermelon on each plate and drizzle with the balsamic reduction. Sprinkle with feta cheese and mint and serve.

WATERMELON-FETA SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk 1 part white wine vinegar with 3 parts olive oil, and salt and pepper. Toss with baby arugula, red onion slices, watermelon cubes, crumbled feta, nicoise olives and fresh oregano.
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WATERMELON SALAD WITH LIME VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except dressing in large bowl.
• Add dressing just before serving; mix lightly.

WATERMELON BLUEBERRY SALAD WITH BALSAMIC DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk the balsamic, olive oil, and salt and pepper.
• Carefully toss the cubed watermelon, blueberries, and parsley or mint.
• Let it chill for about 5-20 minutes in the fridge and eat up with in the day.

BALSAMIC WATERMELON SALAD

Steps:

• Combine olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
• Gently toss watermelon, red onion, mint and oil mixture together.
• Serve immediately.

WATERMELON, FETA AND MINT SALAD WITH BALSAMIC VINAGRETTE

Steps:

• Cut watermelon in half and remove watermelon from rind; the easiest way to do this is with a melon baller. Place melon balls into a large mixing bowl. Save the rind to use as the salad bowls for a pretty presentation, scraping out to the same depth all over and cutting a small slice from the bottoms of the outside rinds so that each half will sit evenly on a table.
• Crumble feta cheese over the watermelon, chiffonade the mint (roll leaves into a cigar and slice thinly across the 'cigar' to get ribbons of mint) and sprinkle over watermelon. Grind pepper to taste over all.
• To make the dressing, blend or shake the olive oil and vinegar in a jar until emulsified. Pour over watermelon and toss gently. Chill for 30 minutes, spoon carefully into reserved watermelon rind 'bowls' and serve.

AMAZING WATERMELON GREEK SALAD WITH FETA

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cover the onion slices with the lime juice. The acid in the lime juice will help to mellow the onion a bit.
• In a large salad bowl, combine the watermelon, feta, olives, and onions (without the lime juice, but save the juice for the vinegrette) Set aside.
• Wisk together the reserved lime juice, olive oil and as much balsamic vinegar to suit your taste and preferences. Keep in mind there is quite a bit of flavour in the salad from the feta and olives so just 1 or 2 tbsp usually does the trick.
• Pour vinegrette over melon mixture and toss. Garnish with freshly chopped parsley.

FENNEL, WATERMELON AND FETA SALAD W/ SWEET BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a medium sized bowl and hand toss.
• Divide amongst four to six plates.
• The salad is delicious served alone or topped with thinly shredded Prosciutto.

WATERMELON CUBE WITH AGED BALSAMIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Cut the watermelon flesh into 6 (1 1/2-inch) cubes.
• Use the small end of a melon-baller to remove a scoop of flesh from 1 side of the watermelon cubes, creating a small cavity for the juice.
• To serve, place a watermelon cube, cavity-side up, on each of 6 small plates and squeeze a little lime juice over them. Fill each cavity with balsamic vinegar.

WATERMELON FETA & BASIL SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk dressing: in a small bowl or liquid measuring cup, add all of vinaigrette ingredients and whisk together. Set aside.
• Assemble salad: on a large serving plate or salad bowl, arrange with arugula, cubed watermelon, sliced cucumbers, red onion, feta cheese, and fresh basil. Drizzle with balsamic vinaigrette and serve!

FRENCH WATERMELON, GOAT CHEESE SALAD WITH BALSAMIC REDUCTION

Steps:

• Make a balsamic sysrup by pouring the vinegar and honey into a small saucepan and simmering over medium heat just long enough for it to reduce and have a thick, running consistency - about 5 minutes. Set aside, as it will thicken further as it cools.
• Assemble each salad on its plate. First 1/2 cup arugula. Drizzle 1 T. olive oil on arugula. Then place watermelon plank on its side on top of arugula, put a slice of goat cheese on its side, then watermelon slice again, then another goat cheese slice, ending with another slice of watermelon. You will end up with a layered salad on its side.
• Season with cracked pepper.
• Drizzle balsamic reduction over watermelon, goat cheese slices.
• Serve immediatley.

WATERMELON & SPINACH SUPER SALAD

Steps:

• Rinse the quinoa, then put it in a pan with a fitted lid and cover with 200ml water. Cook, covered, over a medium heat for 15 mins or until fluffy and the water has been absorbed. Don't worry if it catches on the bottom at little. Fork through to separate the grains , then leave to cool.
• Meanwhile, heat a frying pan over a medium heat and toast the pumpkin seeds for 1 min or until they start to pop. Tip into a serving bowl or on a platter with the watermelon, spinach, avocado, mint and feta. Toss through the quinoa , then squeeze over the lime juice with a pinch of seasoning. Top with the cress and serve.